Todd Lyden
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Todd Lyden is a highly dynamic, team-spirited, results-driven professional with over 10 years of strong public relations and administration background. Well-developed interpersonal skills; easily establish and maintain rapport with clients and staff from all cultures and organizational backgrounds. Passionate in achieving organizational success while maintaining high level of personal and professional integrity
Todd Lyden's Background
Todd Lyden's Experience
Director, Small Business Center/Customized Training at Bladen Community College
August 2012 - Present
The SBC provides:
Professional training opportunities for small business owners and employees
Entrepreneurial training for individuals desiring to start a new business
Low or no-charge seminars, workshops, and short-term courses
Confidential counseling
Resource center for assisting business research and problem solving
Business Development Manager at Fayetteville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce
August 2006 - August 2012
- Plan, budget, and execute for multiple events including state legislature representatives breakfast, political lunches, public educational events, and congressional speaking engagements.
- Media relations through interviews on local radio, appearances on community cable channel, and press releases.
- Represent organization for community relations including ribbon cuttings, intergovernmental meetings, and program promotion.
-Staff representation for small business, government affairs, workforce development/education committees
- Provide referrals to small business start up queries.
- Address economic development information requests.
- Program monthly community leader luncheon
- Promote small business partners including high education, womenâs center to clients.
- Coordinate and maintain SABRE (Strategic Alliance of Business Resources for Entrepreneurs) website (www.sabre-cc.com)
- Identify and recruit over forty qualified high school students for youth program working with Board of Education and community private schools.
- Identify and recruit thirty highly qualified professionals for adult program.
- Develop and maintain 800+ member program alumni database.
- Recruit and coordinate approximately thirty volunteer leaders for three leadership programs.
- Solicit sponsorships from Chamber members to sustain youth program.
- Plan and coordinate logistics for approximately 25 leadership-related events per year.
- Maintain community engagement through social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, and Pinterest.
Adjunct Instructor /Debate Coach/ Academic Advisor at Methodist College
January 1999 - January 2006
Taught sections of American Government, State and Local Government, and Public
Administration.
- Developed syllabus, designed lesson plans, and taught debate course
- Taught argumentation theory, rhetorical history, standards and practice of competition,
and research skills using Internet and databases including Westlaw and LexisNexis.
- Recruited, trained, and coached debate students for intercollegiate competition.
- Budgeted and planned approximately four debate trips per semester.
- Advised and scheduled approximately 40 students per semester towards career and
academic advancement.
- Taught multiple sections of remedial study skills and college orientation courses.
Program Specialist at Aspen Systems Inc
January 1998 - January 1999
Managed and developed database information for HUD housing clearinghouse.
-Oversaw technical and practical aspects of grant review process for Office of University
Partnerships including: troubleshooting grant reviewer computer software and hardware
problems, overseeing input of grant application reviews, and on-site logistics.
Todd Lyden's Education
George Mason University
1996 – 1998
Master of Public Administration
Methodist College
1992 – 1996
B.A
Concentration: Political Science
Todd Lyden's Interests & Activities
small business development, movies, television, social media
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